Sadness עצב
Sadness — in Hebrew עצב — sorrow, pain. Sadness appears 77,503 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 77,092 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 77,503
- Chance alone
- 77,092
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, עצב appears 77,503 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 77,092, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 13:30, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,136,736 sequences of עצב, against about 1,194,888 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 77,092 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 21,239
- Exodus 19,171
- Leviticus 9,514
- Numbers 13,899
- Deuteronomy 13,680
The shortest skips
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנֶּגַע וְהִנֵּה מַרְאֵהוּ עָמֹק מִן־הָעוֹר וּבוֹ שֵׂעָר צָהֹב דָּק וְטִמֵּא אֹתוֹ הַכֹּהֵן נֶתֶק הוּא צָרַעַת הָרֹאשׁ אוֹ הַזָּקָן הֽוּא
then the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scall, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 159,599Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנֶּגַע בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְהִנֵּה לֹא־פָשָׂה הַנֶּתֶק וְלֹא־הָיָה בוֹ שֵׂעָר צָהֹב וּמַרְאֵה הַנֶּתֶק אֵין עָמֹק מִן־הָעֽוֹר
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the appearance of the scall be not deeper than the skin,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 159,766Open in the laboratory →
עֵשָׂו לָקַח אֶת־נָשָׁיו מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן אֶת־עָדָה בַּת־אֵילוֹן הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת־אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַּת־עֲנָה בַּת־צִבְעוֹן הַֽחִוִּֽי
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,276Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי אָהֳלִיבָמָה בַת־עֲנָה בַּת־צִבְעוֹן אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לְעֵשָׂו אֶת־יעיש וְאֶת־יַעְלָם וְאֶת־קֹֽרַח
And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife; and she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,813Open in the laboratory →
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ מִדַּם הַפָּר וְנָתַתָּה עַל־קַרְנֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בְּאֶצְבָּעֶךָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַדָּם תִּשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 121,123Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עצב appears 304,499 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 304,116, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 21,239
- Exodus 19,171
- Leviticus 9,514
- Numbers 13,899
- Deuteronomy 14,333
- Joshua 11,211
- Judges 7,615
- Samuel 16,205
- Kings 19,790
- Isaiah 24,829
- Jeremiah 23,071
- Ezekiel 18,279
- The Twelve 16,491
- Psalms 25,486
- Proverbs 11,201
- Job 9,607
- Song of Songs 1,173
- Ruth 1,169
- Lamentations 1,422
- Ecclesiastes 2,332
- Esther 1,636
- Daniel 5,104
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,017
- Chronicles 21,705
Outside the Torah
וַתִּתְפַּלֵּל חַנָּה וַתֹּאמַר עָלַץ לִבִּי בַּֽיהוָה רָמָה קַרְנִי בַּֽיהוָה רָחַב פִּי עַל־אוֹיְבַי כִּי שָׂמַחְתִּי בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ
And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in the LORD, My horn is exalted in the LORD; My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; Because I rejoice in Thy salvation.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 385,198Open in the laboratory →
וְיִשְׂמְחוּ כָל־חוֹסֵי בָךְ לְעוֹלָם יְרַנֵּנוּ וְתָסֵךְ עָלֵימוֹ וְֽיַעְלְצוּ בְךָ אֹהֲבֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ
So shall all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice, They shall ever shout for joy, And Thou shalt shelter them; Let them also that love Thy name exult in Thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 860,240Open in the laboratory →
אֶשְׂמְחָה וְאֶעֶלְצָה בָךְ אֲזַמְּרָה שִׁמְךָ עֶלְיֽוֹן
I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 861,552Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עצב — the Tanakh's own spelling: sorrow, pain. Searched as עצב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 162.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 139:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sadness in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, עצב appears 77,503 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 77,092, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Sadness in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 13:30 — the shortest of 77,503 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 77,092.
How is Sadness spelled in Hebrew?
Sadness is spelled עצב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 162.
Is Sadness in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עצב appears 304,499 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 304,116, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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